Entire home

The Bucktown House - Heart of Bucktown/Wicker Park, 10 Min Uber to Downtown

Photo gallery for The Bucktown House - Heart of Bucktown/Wicker Park, 10 Min Uber to Downtown

Outdoor dining
Private kitchen
Dining
Living area
Living area

Reviews

9.8 out of 10
Exceptional
4 bedrooms2 bathroomsSleeps 10120.8 sq m

Popular amenities

  • Dryer
  • Washer
  • Barbecue grill
  • Kitchen
  • Air conditioning
  • Outdoor space

Explore the area

Map
Chicago, IL
  • Wrigley Field
    ‪6 min drive‬
  • United Center
    ‪6 min drive‬
  • Michigan Avenue
    ‪6 min drive‬
  • Chicago, IL (MDW-Midway Intl.)
    ‪34 min drive‬

Rooms & beds

4 bedrooms (sleeps 10)

Bedroom 1

1 Queen Bed

Bedroom 2

2 Single Beds

Bedroom 3

1 Queen Bed

Bedroom 4

2 Single Beds

2 bathrooms

Bathroom 1

Bathtub or shower · Toilet

Bathroom 2

Bathtub or shower · Toilet

Spaces

Kitchen
Garden
Dining area

About this property

The Bucktown House - Heart of Bucktown/Wicker Park, 10 Min Uber to Downtown

This is a legally licensed Chicago vacation rental.

We have been operating as a professionally managed vacation rental since 2009. Please check out our many great reviews. We have many reviews on the other major vacation rental website. Please inquire and we can send some over. Each of the units that make up this whole coach house listing can also be rented separately. You can find those in our other listings. We also have a 3 bedroom 2 bath unit located a few blocks away on Damen Avenue. In total our units can accommodate 23 guests, so please inquire about availability for larger groups.

*NEW* Please check out the virtual tour under our photos!

The Space

You won’t believe that you’re in Chicago when you see this beautifully renovated 1890’s coach house. Here a quiet tree-lined street and a verdant urban garden welcome you home to Bucktown House. This rental includes both the first and second floor units, so it’s perfect for a large gathering or multiple families. Each 2 bedroom, 1 bath apartment sleeps 5 guests, and there is an interior hallway connecting the two. If you’d like to rent an individual unit, please contact us.

Both suites feature eclectic décor with handpicked designer furnishings. Every aspect of this home has been thoughtfully chosen - from the custom drapes to the cherry wood kitchen cabinets to the luxurious towels and robes in the bathroom. Here are more highlights of the comforts at Bucktown House:

More than 1400 square feet of comfortable, plush living space.

Gourmet kitchens with gas ranges, marble countertops, frost-free refrigerators, microwaves, filtered water systems, and gorgeous glass tiled backsplashes.

Queen-sized beds in the master bedrooms.

Two twin-sized beds with reading lamps in each guest bedroom.

Living rooms feature Carlyle Convertible Sofa Beds.

Luxe marble bathrooms with (MALIN+GOETZ) toiletries.

Beautiful urban garden with outdoor seating and grill.

Flat screen TV’s with DIRECTV premium channels, DVD Players, iPod docking stations and AT&T U-verse Internet Service.

Laundry facilities on-site with complimentary detergent.

Central air conditioning and heat with individual climate controls.


Guest Access

Once you find your free street parking, you can pick your favorite apartment - upstairs or down. The building is secured with self-locking doors, and you’ll use a punch code to enter the house.

The Neighborhood

Bucktown is not just a peaceful residential enclave; it’s also full of incredible arts, dining and activities. The Bucktown House is within walking distance of Holstein Park and The 606 Bloomingdale Trail, a walking/biking trail surrounded by installation art and creative urban landscaping.

Stroll down Damen Avenue for a shopping experience second only to Michigan Avenue, or for a diverse selection of international cuisine. In the evening you can take in a show at the Gallery Cabaret, the Trap Door Theater, or Gorilla Tango Theater - all within easy walking distance of home.

The surrounding neighborhood has no shortage of dining options, from single-barrel bourbon and pork belly tacos on the outside patio at Big Star to nine-course menus at Schwa, an upscale BYOB. Or if it's nightlife you're after, try Bangers & Lace for a hunting lodge vibe or work your way through the Chop Shop's cocktail program.

And if you tire of the local scene, just take the blue line and in 30 minutes you’ll be near Navy Pier. Bucktown is a locus of Chicago’s beauty, entertainment, and culture - book now to stay in the heart of it all.

**No pets are allowed, especially cats. This includes support cats, service cats and pet cats. The owner has a severe cat allergy and any cat dander in the apartment would cause a major health threat.

Property manager

Jean Alan

Languages

English

Add dates for prices

Amenities

Kitchen
Washer
Dryer
Air conditioning
Outdoor space
Barbecue grill

Have a question?

AI iconBeta

Get instant answers with AI powered search of property information and reviews.

Similar properties

House Rules

Check in after 4:00 PM
Minimum age to rent: 25
Check out before 11:00 AM
default

Children

Children allowed: ages 0–17
Children welcome
default

Events

No events allowed
default

Pets

No pets allowed
Pets not allowed
default

Smoking

Smoking is not permitted
Non smoking only

Important information

You need to know

Extra-person charges may apply and vary depending on property policy
Government-issued photo identification and a credit card, debit card or cash deposit may be required at check-in for incidental charges
Special requests are subject to availability upon check-in and may incur additional charges; special requests cannot be guaranteed
This property accepts credit cards
On-site parties or group events are strictly prohibited
Long-term renters welcome
Host has indicated that there is a carbon monoxide detector on the property
Host has indicated that there is a smoke detector on the property
Safety features at this property include a fire extinguisher and a deadlock

We should mention

A car is not required for transport to and from this property

About the area

Chicago

Bucktown, a neighbourhood in Chicago, is home to this holiday home. Michigan Avenue and Navy Pier are worth checking out if shopping is on the agenda, while those wishing to experience the area's natural beauty can explore Lake Michigan and Millennium Park. Lincoln Park Zoo and Field Museum of Natural History are not to be missed.
Map
Chicago, IL

What's nearby

  • DePaul University-Lincoln Park - 3 min drive - 2.9 km
  • Wrigley Field - 6 min drive - 5.4 km
  • United Center - 6 min drive - 5.0 km
  • Michigan Avenue - 6 min drive - 6.3 km
  • Chicago Riverwalk - 7 min drive - 7.6 km

Getting around

  • Western Station (O Hare Branch) - 12 min walk
  • Chicago Clybourn Station - 19 min walk
  • Chicago Midway Airport (MDW) - 34 min drive

Restaurants

  • ‪McDonald's - ‬10 min walk
  • ‪Panera Bread - ‬13 min walk
  • ‪Starbucks - ‬9 min walk
  • ‪Starbucks - ‬17 min walk
  • ‪Redhot Ranch - ‬7 min walk

Frequently asked questions

Is The Bucktown House - Heart of Bucktown/Wicker Park, 10 Min Uber to Downtown pet-friendly?

No, pets are not allowed at this property.

What time is check-in at The Bucktown House - Heart of Bucktown/Wicker Park, 10 Min Uber to Downtown?

Check-in begins at 4:00 PM.

What time is check-out at The Bucktown House - Heart of Bucktown/Wicker Park, 10 Min Uber to Downtown?

Checkout is at 11:00 AM.

Where is The Bucktown House - Heart of Bucktown/Wicker Park, 10 Min Uber to Downtown located?

Located in Bucktown, this holiday home is within 3 miles (5 km) of Humboldt Park, United Center and Lake Michigan. DePaul University-Lincoln Park and The Salt Shed are also within 2 miles (3 km). Western Station (O Hare Branch) is 12 minutes by foot and California Station (Blue Line) is 18 minutes.

Reviews

9.8

Exceptional

Reviews are presented in chronological order, subject to a moderation process, and verified unless otherwise labelled.
Learn moreOpens in a new window
Rating 10 - Excellent. 21 out of 24 reviews
Rating 8 - Good. 3 out of 24 reviews
Rating 6 - Okay. 0 out of 24 reviews
Rating 4 - Poor. 0 out of 24 reviews
Rating 2 - Terrible. 0 out of 24 reviews

10/10

Cleanliness

10/10

Check-in

9.8/10

Communication

10/10

Location

10/10

Listing accuracy

Reviews

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy

Great place to stay with a family of 8

Great location to get to all the things we wanted to do. The house is perfect!
Stayed 3 nights in Mar 2025

10/10 Excellent

Larry B.

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy

Bucktown stay

House was perfect for us, although we didn't need the second floor for this visit, but would like having it if one of our sons comes to Chicago with us next time. House had everything we needed and very conveniently located. Thanks!!
Stayed 3 nights in Dec 2024

10/10 Excellent

Maureen H.

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy

Wonderful vacation

Clean,an enjoyable experience! Lovely neighborhood with inviting bars and restaurants. Easy to navigate and close to everything. Bus and rail very accessible and affordable. We would book again. The combination of the 2 apartments was family friendly. We had a great time.
Stayed 4 nights in Jul 2024

10/10 Excellent

Kelly W.

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy

Great experience!

My immediate family rented both units of this Coach house for our Christmas celebration since we are now living all across the country.The units were just as described. They were clean and very well appointed with extra pillows and blankets, great towels, irons, hairdryers, even robes! The kitchen was well stocked, and we had everything we needed to make a few meals and Christmas treats. Location is also great. The neighborhood is very safe, parking was easy, everything we needed was close by. Going into the city proper for holiday festivities was a quick trip.The communication with the owners was also quick and Always helpful overall I would highly recommend these units!
Stayed 5 nights in Dec 2024

10/10 Excellent

Dotty W.

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy

Chicago May 2024 Trip

The Bucktown House was a great property for my party of 8 adults - we reserved both apartments and enjoyed our stay. The kitchen is well stocked with dishes, glasses, utensils, pots and pans. The neighborhood is gorgeous and very quiet. Very close to Downtown Chicago. Enjoyed walking around the neighborhood with the shaded streets and many parks in the area.
Stayed 4 nights in May 2024

10/10 Excellent

MICHELLE N.

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy
Stayed 8 nights in Jun 2024

10/10 Excellent

Chad G.

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy

Well equipped and cozy apartment for family stay in Bucktown

Excellent property for family visit to Chicago. Jean was extremely helpful and informative. Comfy, eclectic decor and well equipped all around, particularly the kitchen. Close to great little grocery store, about half mile from Bloomingdale Trail, and 1 mile from epicenter of Damen Ave/Milwaukee Ave shopping. Easy Uber to downtown/Loop/Navy Pier.
Stayed 4 nights in Aug 2022

10/10 Excellent

Melissa C.

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy

Such a great spot. So clean and comfortable with all the nicest touches!

We loved the location and the house was one of the cleanest and best a stocked places we have ever stayed in. Hope to come back some time!
Stayed 4 nights in Sep 2021

10/10 Excellent

Julia H.

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy

Enjoyed our stay

Property as advertised - nice neighborhood. 15 minute walk from the blue-line. This worked out well for our family trip with adults and young adults. Wished the bedrooms had had air vents. The bathroom had excellent AC and was freezing but to cool off the bedroom we had to leave our door open for airflow. It would have been nice to have had a fan available. Huge closet in the room with the queen beds, no closet in the bedroom with twins. Nice and clean, beautiful garden area. Would have been nice to know about the free neighborhood pool/hours. Owner checked in with us about an hour before checkout - nice and friendly.
Stayed 4 nights in Aug 2021

10/10 Excellent

Gloriann C.

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, location, listing accuracy

Family Vacation

Enjoyed our stay, very comfortable for all. Place was exactly as listed. Great neighborhood.. Highly recommend!
Stayed 4 nights in Aug 2021

10/10 Excellent

Brian L.

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy

Great location and property

Can't say enough. Everything is just perfect. Really really cool property, neighborhood is great and walking distance to a lot of good food and shopping (Milwaukee). Trains easily accessible to go downtown as well.
Stayed 3 nights in Jul 2021

10/10 Excellent

William B.

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy

What we wanted

Straightforward!
Stayed 4 nights in Oct 2019

10/10 Excellent

Maureen F.

Outstanding experience - exact match with the detailed description.

The location in Bucktown, located one block from Holstein Park, was perfect.
Stayed 4 nights in Nov 2018

8/10 Good

Patty B., DELPHOS, OHIO

Very good!

Accomadations and location were great. Very easy to get to the subway. Yet we had a nice quiet patio to enjoy. Highly recommend!
Stayed 4 nights in Jul 2018

8/10 Good

Kay S., Seattle, WA

Great place!

Clean, stylish deco, charming garden.... great location!
Stayed 5 nights in Jul 2018

10/10 Excellent

Maria B.

Great setup! Great location!

Reservation process was really easy. The 2 units we rented were very quite comfortable and felt like home. It was a charming neighborhood with easy access to the Blue line. We had a wonderful long weekend and loved Chicago. Can’t wait to come back to this city and will definite use VRBO again.
Stayed 4 nights in May 2018

10/10 Excellent

Kate M.

Would stay again!

Great place to stay! Street parking is very doable and it is not far to take the train into Chicago. Would stay again!
Stayed 3 nights in Mar 2018
This review was submitted before 2018 and has not been verified.

10/10 Excellent

cheryl w.

Great, safe and quiet, but close to the heart of the city

Our family of 8 people rented both units and it worked perfectly! Well stocked kitchens made it a great spot to prepare and celebrate Thanksgiving. Comfortable beds and linens. Plenty of street parking (although we accidentally parked in a crosswalk and got ticketed, so watch out for that). Great communication with host before and during our stay. Two things that are not a negative reflection on the property, but good to know are that If relying on public transport the nearest train station as far as we could tell was about a half mile away. Also, stairs are required to access the house. Would definitely rebook at Bucktown House. Thanks!
Stayed 3 nights in Nov 2017
This review was submitted before 2018 and has not been verified.

10/10 Excellent

Mike D.

Perfect place for families

The apartments are excellent. Well maintained and well appointed. The location is excellent and the two apartments worked well for us as each family had their own space and we could easily travel on the stairs between them.
Stayed 3 nights in Oct 2017
This review was submitted before 2018 and has not been verified.

10/10 Excellent

Jody M.

The gardens are beautiful and the house was so comfortable, cozy, clean and so cute!

The two apartments are connected by an inside stairs because it use to be one house. The keypads on all three doors were great. Kitchen well stocked. The bathrooms are refurbished and so nice, mostly tile and marble type surfaces. There is a washer and dryer on premises, which we loved because we could wash the bath towels. The pictures do not do it justice, the carriage house is better in real life. One downstairs bedroom was very tiny, the one with twin beds and no closet. Perfect for two kids tho. The master downstairs had a huge walk in closet. We all shared it!
Stayed 5 nights in Jul 2017
This review was submitted before 2018 and has not been verified.

8/10 Good

ELLEN R.

Property was very comfortable and we loved the area.

Loved staying in the neighborhood of Bucktown. Cute corner bar at the end of the street. Sat in courtyard of coach house and had coffee. Loved the area. Beautiful and comfortable
Stayed 3 nights in Jun 2017
This review was submitted before 2018 and has not been verified.

10/10 Excellent

jerry w.

A Great Property!

We have stayed in a few VRBO/AirBNB's, and this was one of the nicest. Everything was exactly as described and shown in the photos. The mattresses really are queen size, and seem to be brand new and very comfortable, with fabulous linens. There are a couple of very large closets, though a couple of bedrooms didn't have any, it wasn't a problem. The bathrooms are brand new with good water flow and plenty of hot water. Really fluffy towels and even bathrobes! We were told there was plenty of free street parking, and there was the whole week we were there. The rooms were quiet and it is a great neighborhood. We did a lot of cooking and found everything we needed. To top things off, the hosts were very accommodating to our needs and let us check in early and out late since they didn't have bookings on either side. This was perfect for the eight of us and I couldn't recommend it any more.
Stayed 5 nights in May 2017
This review was submitted before 2018 and has not been verified.

10/10 Excellent

Andrew C.

great stay

The coach house was just as advertised. I would stay here again. Good communications and great accomodations.
Stayed 3 nights in Apr 2017
This review was submitted before 2018 and has not been verified.

10/10 Excellent

Anne W.

Great place!

We did enjoy our stay here. It was very clean and comfortable for our group. The kitchen is well stocked so we had everything we needed to make a few meals in the house. The beds and linens are very nice. The wi-fi worked well and we felt safe here. The neighborhood was nice, we enjoyed Ipsento coffee and Red June cafe. We took the CTA blue line from O'hare and to downtown and the walk was very reasonable.
Stayed 3 nights in Mar 2017

About the host

Hosted by Jean Alan

Host profile image
Jean Alan's career in design began 30 years ago as a professional set decorator for motion pictures in Chicago and Los Angeles. In the intense atmosphere of the film industry, Alan's knowledge of periods and styles grew exponentially through the scope and depth of each project. The deadline driven, budget conscious environment further sharpened Alan's creativity, leading her to become an exquisitely resourceful designer, finely attuned to detail. Highlights from her career as a set decorator include The Blues Brothers, About Last Night, Midnight Run and The Untouchables.

Languages:

English